| 2012 Coke Zero 400 Powered by Coca Cola NASCAR Cup Series Race 18 of 36 | |||||
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| Race Information | Track Information | ||||
| Total Purse: | $5,490,002 | Race Date: | Jul 7, 2012 | Daytona International Speedway | |
| Margin of Victory: | ACC Seconds | Race Duration: | 2Hr 32Min 14Sec. | Daytona Beach, Florida | |
| Lead Changes: | 12 Among / 9 Drivers | Average Speed: | 157.653 MPH | 2.5 Mile Paved Banked Tri-Oval | |
| No. of Cars: | 43 | No. of Cautions: | 6 For 23 Laps | daytonainternationalspeedway.com | |
| Winner, Pole and Manufacturer Information | ||||||||
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| Winner Information | Pole Information | Manufacturer Points | ||||||
| Driver: | Tony Stewart T. Stewart | Driver: | Matt Kenseth M. Kenseth | Chevrolet: | 9 | |||
| Car No.: | #14 Chevrolet | Car No.: | #17 Ford | Ford: | 0 | |||
| Team: | Stewart Haas Racing | Team: | Roush Fenway Racing | Toyota: | 0 | |||
| Crew Chief: | Steve Addington | Crew Chief: | Jimmy Fennig | Dodge: | 0 | |||
| Laps Led: | 22 of 160 | Pole Speed: | 192.386 MPH | |||||
| Official 2012 Coke Zero 400 Powered by Coca Cola Results |
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| Finish | Start | Num | Driver | Sponsor | Status | Mfg | Points | Laps | Led |
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| 1 | 42 | 14 | Tony Stewart | Mobil 1 / Office Depot | Running |  | 47 | 160 | 22 |
| 2 | 20 | 31 | Jeff Burton | Wheaties | Running | | 42 | 160 | 0 |
| 3 | 1 | 17 | Matt Kenseth | Zest | Running |  | 43 | 160 | 89 |
| 4 | 19 | 20 | Joey Logano | Dollar General | Running |  | 40 | 160 | 0 |
| 5 | 2 | 39 | Ryan Newman | Aspen Dental | Running | | 39 | 160 | 0 |
| 6 | 12 | 99 | Carl Edwards | Subway | Running | | 38 | 160 | 0 |
| 7 | 3 | 5 | Kasey Kahne | Hendrickcars.com | Running | | 37 | 160 | 0 |
| 8 | 9 | 2 | Brad Keselowski | Miller Lite | Running |  | 36 | 160 | 0 |
| 9 | 28 | 55 | Michael Waltrip | Aaron's Dream Machine | Running | | 35 | 160 | 0 |
| 10 | 41 | 47 | Bobby Labonte | Kingsford Charcoal | Running | | 34 | 160 | 0 |
| 11 | 39 | 10 | David Reutimann | CarportEmpire.com / TMone.com Call Centers | Running | | 33 | 160 | 0 |
| 12 | 5 | 24 | Jeff Gordon | Pepsi Max | Running | | 32 | 160 | 0 |
| 13 | 30 | 1 | Jamie McMurray | Bass Pro Shops / NRA Museum | Running | | 31 | 160 | 0 |
| 14 | 13 | 27 | Paul Menard | Quaker State / Menards | Running | | 30 | 160 | 0 |
| 15 | 24 | 88 | Dale Earnhardt, Jr. | Natl. Guard American Salute / Diet Mtn. Dew | Running | | 29 | 160 | 0 |
| 16 | 40 | 93 | Travis Kvapil | Burger King / Dr Pepper | Running | | 28 | 160 | 0 |
| 17 | 18 | 56 | Martin Truex, Jr. | NAPA Batteries | Running | | 28 | 160 | 2 |
| 18 | 7 | 13 | Casey Mears | GEICO | Running | | 27 | 160 | 1 |
| 19 | 17 | 43 | Aric Almirola | U.S. Air Force | Running | | 25 | 160 | 0 |
| 20 | 34 | 32 | Terry Labonte | C & J Energy Services | Running | | 24 | 160 | 0 |
| 21 | 4 | 16 | Greg Biffle | 3M | Running | | 24 | 160 | 35 |
| 22 | 33 | 36 | Dave Blaney | Golden Corral | Running | | 22 | 160 | 0 |
| 23 | 11 | 29 | Kevin Harvick | Budweiser Folds of Honor | Running | | 21 | 159 | 0 |
| 24 | 22 | 18 | Kyle Busch | Interstate Batteries | Running | | 21 | 159 | 6 |
| 25 | 23 | 11 | Denny Hamlin | FedEx Office | Running | | 19 | 156 | 0 |
| 26 | 27 | 34 | David Ragan | MHP 8-Hour Alert | Accident | | 19 | 154 | 1 |
| 27 | 15 | 21 | Trevor Bayne (I) | Motorcraft / Quick Lane Tire & Auto Center | Accident | | 0 | 152 | 0 |
| 28 | 14 | 42 | Juan Pablo Montoya | Target | Accident | | 16 | 152 | 0 |
| 29 | 29 | 15 | Clint Bowyer | 5-hour Energy | Accident | | 15 | 152 | 0 |
| 30 | 10 | 9 | Marcos Ambrose | DeWalt / Stanley Tools | Accident | | 14 | 152 | 0 |
| 31 | 32 | 38 | David Gilliland | Glory Foods | Accident | | 14 | 152 | 1 |
| 32 | 38 | 83 | Landon Cassill | Burger King / Dr Pepper | Running | | 12 | 151 | 0 |
| 33 | 8 | 22 | Sam Hornish, Jr. (I) | Shell / Pennzoil | Running | | 0 | 149 | 0 |
| 34 | 25 | 78 | Regan Smith | Furniture Row / Denver Mattress | Running | | 10 | 133 | 0 |
| 35 | 35 | 51 | Kurt Busch | Phoenix Racing | Running | | 9 | 132 | 0 |
| 36 | 16 | 48 | Jimmie Johnson | Lowe's | Accident | | 8 | 123 | 0 |
| 37 | 6 | 50 | Bill Elliott | Walmart | Accident | | 7 | 123 | 0 |
| 38 | 31 | 26 | Josh Wise (R) | MDS Transport | Transmission | | 7 | 47 | 3 |
| 39 | 26 | 30 | David Stremme | Stock Car Steel and Aluminum | Rear Gear | | 5 | 25 | 0 |
| 40 | 43 | 49 | J.J. Yeley | Jay Robinson Incorporated | Overheating | | 4 | 16 | 0 |
| 41 | 36 | 87 | Joe Nemechek | AMFM Energy / Pellet & Wood Stoves | Overheating | | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| 42 | 37 | 33 | Stephen Leicht (R) | LittleJoesAutos.com | Overheating | | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| 43 | 21 | 98 | Michael McDowell | Phil Parsons Racing | Overheating | | 1 | 3 | 0 |
